A supervisor is given the problem to design a better doorway and presents this task to his employees by asking them to "devise ways to define separate areas for living and working." The supervisor's revised task for his employees will
A)encourage creativity by broadly defining the problem.
B)discourage creativity because the problem has been defined too broadly.
C)encourage creativity by quickly creating mental sets.
D)prevent incubation of the problem and discourage creativity.

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By broadly defining the problem, the supervisor allows for a wide range of creative solutions, encouraging employees to think outside the box and approach the problem from various angles.

A Supervisor Is Given the Problem to Design a Better